misdescriptions

noun

plural of misdescription
as in misconstructions

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  1. misconceptions
  2. misjudgments
  3. misinterpretations
  4. misunderstandings
  5. misapprehensions
Noun
  • This weekend though, Dodgers president and another member of the ownership group, Stan Kasten, addressed it, clearing up several misconceptions and pointing out that the story has little to do with the team.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Student responses feed into a connected Canva Sheet, showing progress and misconceptions that teachers can act on.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of misconceptions
Noun
  • CFOs should lead difficult conversations about earlier misjudgments while identifying more realistic payback horizons.
    — Jim DeLoach, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes these misjudgments lead to adverse health outcomes.
    — Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Definition of misjudgments
Noun
  • The researchers say the inability of LLMs to provide the correct location is an inherent flaw that arises from training biases or from misinterpretations of instructions within the current context.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
  • An agent can’t reliably detect its own misinterpretations using the same model that generated them.
    — Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of misinterpretations
Noun
  • Clear, descriptive communication with your doctor helps prevent those misunderstandings.
    — Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This is also a good season to clean up any recurring misunderstandings.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of misunderstandings
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the New Atheists were making hay of the fact that such faithful misapprehensions about nature were easily disproved by scientific discovery.
    — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Ronald Reagan did not suffer from such misapprehensions.
    — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Definition of misapprehensions
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